Manava Dharma

Author(s): Bhurmal Shastri, Nihalchandra Jain
Publisher: Aacharya Gyansagar Vagartha Vimarsha Kendra

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MANAV DHARMA / 21 to fear or to flatter others. Yes, he definitely fears and that too from the indicriminate behaviour or treatment but he willingly supports, with out any prejudices, the right path of justice, as is said -
रोषं प्रयातु मनुजोऽप्युत तोषे मेतु, लक्ष्मीः समा विशतु, गच्चतु वा यथेष्टं । अद्यैव वास्तु मरणं तु युगान्तरे वा न्यायात् पथः प्रविचलन्ति पदं न धीरा ॥
Meaning to say, whether some one may become pleased or annoyed: wealth may come or Calamities may be faced; someone may live or die, what so ever may happen, but a very considerate and thoughtful man never keeps one single step beyond the Right Path but fixes it fearlessly on that path, because he is least worried about worldly pains and pleasures.
कर्म पर वशे सान्ते दुःखै -रन्तरितोदये ।।
पापबीजे सुखेऽनस्था श्रद्धाऽनाकाङ्क्षणा स्मृता ॥१२॥ Explanation :
Entertaining no desire for sensual enjoyment, knowing it to be hopelessly dependent on Karmas', transient, involving trouble in its procurement and the seed of sin is the second limb of the Right Faith Called the “Nihkankshitatva".
Description :
An ascetic or a considerate but thoughtful man thinks that use of worldly possessions is not a pleasure but it is only a timely satisfaction or treatment for pain and trouble, to which people are considering a joy or pleasure in dellusion.
For example, a patient of Eckzima (scabbies) gets a sense to scratch on it, which is untorable and to get rid of it, he goes on scratching it with his nails or with some pointed object, with the result that blood comes out but the patient feels himself fully happy and satisfied and this is a wrong notion. Because by scratching on Eckzema, the disease increases more and more rather than decreasing and after a while, the suffering converts into double pain. Same is the case of Sensual Enjoyment, which is more or less based on “Karmas” () It's procurement is mainly based on virtuous deeds, already done in previous births which is beyond our control now. Many people wish to become rich for which they make constant efforts but only a lucky man is benefitted. Or it can be explained otherwise - that